Functional Decomposition and Mereology in Engineering

Philosophy of Technology and Engineering Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 235-271

  Vermaas, Pieter ^a   Garbacz, Pawel ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884431249     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-51667-1.50014-8     Document Type: Chapter

References (51)

1. W. Bechtel and A. Abrahamsen (2005) Explanation: A mechanist alternative. Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 36 421-441.
2. J. Bell, N. Snooke and C. Price (2007) A language for functional interpretation of model based simulation. Advanced Engineering Informatics 21 398-409.
3. C. Bryant, D. McAdams, R. Stone, T. Kurtoglu and M.A. Campbell (2004) A computational technique for concept generation. Proceedings of IDETC/CIE 2005, Long Beach, CA ASME paper no. DETC2005-85323
4. R. Casati and A. Varzi (1999) Parts and Places MIT
5. A. Chakrabarti and T.P. Bligh (2001) A scheme for functional reasoning in conceptual design. Design Studies 22 493-517.
6. B. Chandrasekaran (2005) Representing function: Relating Functional Representation and Functional Modeling research streams. Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing 19 65-74.
7. L. Chittaro and A.N. Kumar (1998) Reasoning about function and its application to engineering. Artificial Intelligence in Engineering 12 331-336.
8. C.F. Craver (2001) Role functions, mechanisms, and hierarchy. Philosophy of Science 68 53-74.
9. C. Craver and W. Bechtel (2006) Mechanisms. S. Sarkar, J. Pfeifer (Eds) The Philosophy of Science: An Encyclopedia Routledge 469-478.
10. R. Cummins (1975) Functional analysis. Journal of Philosophy 72 741-765.
11. J. de Ridder (2006) Mechanistic artefact explanations. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 37 81-96.
12. J. de Ridder. Reconstructing Design, Explaining Artifacts: Philosophical Reflections on the Design and Explanation of Technical Artifacts. Simon Stevin Series in the Philosophy of Technology, Vol 4 (Delft University of Technology Ph.D. Thesis). 2007.
13. B.H. Far and A.H. Elamy (2005) Functional reasoning theories: Problems and perspectives. Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing 19 75-88.
14. J. Hirtz, R. Stone, D. McAdams, S. Szykman and K. Wood (2002) A functional basis for engineering design: Reconciling and evolving previous efforts. Research in Engineering Design 13 65-82.
15. W. Houkes (2006) Knowledge of artefact functions. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 37 102-113.
16. W. Houkes and P.E. Vermaas (2004) Actions versus functions: A plea for an alternative metaphysics of artefacts. Monist 87 52-71.
17. W. Houkes and P. E. Vermaas. Useful Material: An Action-Theory of Artefacts and Their Functions, Delft/Eindhoven Universities of Technology manuscript. 2009.
18. V. Hubka and W. E. Eder. Functions revisited. In International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 01-C586/102, Glasgow, Scotland, August 21-23, pp. 69-76. 2001.
19. L. Johansson (2004) On the transitivity of the parthood relations. H. Hochberg, K. Mulligan (Eds) Relations and Predicates Ontos Verlag 161-181.
20. Y. Kitamura, Y. Koji and R. Mizoguchi (2005/2006) An ontological model of device function: Industrial deployment and lessons learned. Applied Ontology 1 237-262.
21. D. Lewis (1986) On the Plurality of Worlds Blackwell
22. A. Little, K. Wood and D. McAdams (1997) Functional analysis: A fundamental empirical study for reverse engineering, benchmarking and redesign. Proceedings of the ASME Design Theory and Methodology Conference, Sacramento, CA ASME paper no. 97-DETC/DTM-3879
23. P. Machamer, L. Darden and C.F. Craver (2000) Thinking about Mechanisms. Philosophy of Science 67 1-25.
24. D. McAdams, R. Stone and K. Wood (1999) Functional interdependence and product similarity based on customer needs. The Journal of Research in Engineering Design 11 1-19.
25. R.G. Millikan (1984) Language, Thought, and Other Biological Categories: New Foundations for Realism MIT
26. R.G. Millikan (1993) White Queen Psychology and Other Essays for Alice MIT
27. M. Modarres and S.W. Cheon (1999) Function-centered modeling of engineering systems using the goal tree-success tree technique and functional primitives. Reliability Engineering and System Safety 64 181-200.
28. K. Neander (1991) Functions as selected effects: The conceptual analyst's defense. Philosophy of Science 58 168-184.
29. K. Neander (1991) The teleological notion of “function”. Australasian Journal of Philosophy 69 454-468.
30. G. Pahl and W. Beitz (1996) Engineering Design: A Systematic Approach Springer
31. S. Pribbenow (2002) Meronymic relationships: From classical mereology to complex part-whole relations. R. Green, C. Bean, S. Myaeng (Eds) The Semantics of Relationships: An Interdisciplinary Perspective Kluwer 35-50.
32. N. Rescher (1955) Axioms for the part relation. Philosophical Studies 6 8-11.
33. F. Salustri and J. Lockledge (1999) Towards a formal theory of products including mereology. Birkhofer, Meerkamm, Vajna (Eds) Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Engineering Design Technische Universität München 1125-1130.
34. P. Simons (1987) Parts: A Study in Ontology Clarendon
35. P. Simons (2006) Real Wholes, Real Parts: Mereology Without Algebra. Journal of Philosophy 103 597-613.
36. P. Simons and C. Dement (1996) Aspects of the mereology of artifacts. R. Poli, P. Simons (Eds) Formal Ontology, Volume 53 of Nijhoff International Philosophy Series Kluwer 255-276.
37. E. Sober (1993) The Nature of Selection: Evolutionary Theory in Philosophical Focus University of Chicago Press
38. J. Srzednicki and V. Rickey (Eds) (1984) Lesniewski's Systems: Ontology and Mereology Kluwer
39. R. Stone and K. Wood (2000) Development of a functional basis for design. Journal of Mechanical Design 122 359-370.
40. R. Stone, K. Wood and R. Crawford (1998) A heuristic method to identify modules from a functional description of a product. Proceedings of DETC98, Atlanta, GA ASME paper no. DETC98/DTM-5642
41. R. Stone, K. Wood and R. Crawford (1999) Product architecture development with quantitative functional models. Proceedings of DETC99, Las Vegas, NV ASME paper no. DETC99/DTM-8764
42. Z. Strawbridge, D. McAdams and R. Stone (2002) A computational approach to conceptual design. Proceedings of DETC 02 Montreal: ASME paper no. DETC2002/DTM-34001
43. S. Szykman, J. Racz and R. Sriram (1999) The representation of function in computer-based design. Proceedings of the 1999 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences Las Vegas, NV: ASME paper no. DETC99/DTM-8742
44. A. Tarski (1956) Foundations of geometry of solids. A. Tarski (Eds) Logic, Semantics, Metamathe-matics Oxford University Press 24-29.
45. A. Tzouvaras (1993) Significant parts and identity of artifacts. Notre Dame Journal of Philosophy 34 445-452.
46. Y. Umeda and T. Tomiyama (1997) Functional reasoning in design. IEEE Expert 12(2), 42-48.
47. D. van Eck, D. McAdams and P.E. Vermaas (2007) Functional decomposition in engineering: A survey. 2007 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference DETC2007, September 4–7, 2007 Las Vegas, NV: ASME paper no. DETC2007-34232
48. P.E. Vermaas (2006) The physical connection: Engineering function ascriptions to technical artefacts and their components. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 37 62-75.
49. P.E. Vermaas and W. Houkes (2006) Technical functions: A drawbridge between the intentional and structural natures of technical artefacts. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 37 5-18.
50. L. Vieu and M. Aurnague (2005) Part-of relations, functionality and dependence. M. Aurnague, M. Hickmann, L. Vieu (Eds) Categorization of Spatial Entities in Language and Cognition John Benjamins 483-509.
51. W. Wimsatt (2002) Functional organization, analogy, and inference. A. Ariew, R. Cummins, M. Perlman (Eds) Functions: New Essays in the Philosophy of Psychology and Biology Oxford University Press 173-221.